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The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor stars Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello

We look at the latest movie releases, including the third film in The Mummy series and The Fox And The Child.

The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor: Stephen Sommers, writer-director of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and leading lady Rachel Weisz sensibly bailed on this dull third chapter of the globetrotting adventure series, leaving Brendan Fraser to gamely battle on with a plodding and predictable script.

The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor may be full of Eastern promises, but it doesn’t deliver on any of them. Rating: Three stars

Make It Happen: Make It Happen is a disappointing facsimile of screenwriter Duane Adler’s previous films, Save The Last Dance, Step Up and its high-energy sequel. Actress lady Mary Elizabeth Winstead can certainly perform a dizzying array of pirouettes, somersaults, leg kicks and splits without breaking a sweat, but she’s let down by dreary choreography and a vapid script. Rating: Two stars

The Fox And The Child: Luc Jacquet, director of the Oscar-winning March Of The Penguins, heads for sunnier climes in this family feature, which smudges the line separating wildlife documentary from sentimental drama.

It’s blessed with gorgeous cinematography and a haunting orchestral score but the flimsy storyline struggles to hold our interest for 94 minutes. Rating: Three stars

The X-Files: I Want To Believe: It’s been six years since the intrepid Mulder and Scully concluded their groundbreaking investigations into the paranormal in the award-winning TV series, The X-Files.

This second feature film, which thankfully steps away from the extra-terrestrial plot arc, begins promisingly but struggles to sustain the tension that dominated the series. This time, X doesn’t hit the spot. Rating: Three stars

The Love Guru: No one will be amused by this crass and humourless tale of self-empowerment, which bookends lack lustre comic vignettes with Bollywood-style song and dance performances of 9 To 5, More Than Words and The Joker by the Steve Miller Band.

Mike Myers’ incessant toothy gurning at the camera gives the film an unmistakeable stale whiff of Austin Powers. Rating: Two stars

Space Chimps: After the otherworldly pleasures of Wall-E and the high kicking lunacy of Kung Fu Panda, Kirk DeMicco’s computer animated comedy is a crushing disappointment.

There’s plenty of monkey business in this outlandish adventure but the screenplay and the animation lack the necessary sophistication to engage audiences, young or old. Actors providing voices include Andy Samberg and Cheryl Hines. Rating: Two stars

The Dark Knight: With a record-breaking opening weekend in America tucked under its utility bat-belt, The Dark Knight swoops onto these shores amidst a storm of hype and feverish anticipation.

No film could live up to such expectations but The Dark Knight soars tantalisingly close, probing the inner demons of Gotham’s favourite crime-fighter as he duels with his most famous adversary. Rating: Four stars

Baby Mama: This entertaining comedy tells the story of a corporate high-flyer and her hilarious journey of self-discovery in the company of a ballsy, trailer trash surrogate.

Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging: Gurinder Chadha’s new film is a comic portrait of growing pains filmed on location in Brighton and Eastbourne.

This light-hearted slice of angst and alienation will strike a chord with the target audience – teenage girls – as the socially awkward heroine takes kissing lessons and endures humiliating luminous fake tan in her battle to win the best boy in school. Rating: Two stars

Wall-E: The technical wizards at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) dispel the myth that size matters in their latest computer animated fable about a little robot cleaning up a futuristic planet Earth ravaged by pollution.

Wall-E is a magical, out of this world love story, distinguished by amazingly detailed visuals. Director Andrew Stanton’s futuristic film shoots for the moon and exceeds the hype. Likely to be the year’s best film. Rating: Five stars